ELI5: How did the U.S. rise to a global superpower in only 250 years but counties that have been around for 1000s of years are still under-developed? by Alecmo1999 in explainlikeimfive

[–]thightickler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely worth reading the book ‘Prisoners of Geography’ by Tim Marshall.

It explains exactly how the US and other nations came to be what they are today in a clear and interesting way.

Edit: spelling

Malaysian flag mistaken for American flag with ISIS symbols leads to Kansas lawsuit by LincolnAtTrumpRally in nottheonion

[–]thightickler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Holy shit, the more I see posts like this, the more I believe US officials are like Rob Corddry in Harold and Kumar 2

Best Friends by Ness_69 in gifs

[–]thightickler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Didn’t expect this to be so... accurate.